Vulnerable Narcissism and Celebrity Worship: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Commitment to Parasocial Relationships [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThe current study further investigated the relationship between celebrity worship and vulnerable narcissism by examining the mediating role of commitment to parasocial relationships to a celebrity or media figure.
Lawrence Locker +2 more
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A lethal imitation game? Exploring links among psychoactive substance use, self-harming behaviors and celebrity worship [PDF]
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2020 Recently, psychoactive substance use and suicidal behaviors have become general themes in popular culture, raising concerns that celebrity admirers may have become more affected in such health-risk behaviors.
Ágnes Zsila +3 more
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Predicting the stalking of celebrities from measures of persistent pursuit and threat directed toward celebrities, sensation seeking and celebrity worship. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The stalking of celebrities is a serious issue for thousands of celebrities worldwide who are occasionally confronted by fans who merit the label "fanatic." We administered measures of obnoxious celebrity stalking, celebrity worship, persistent pursuit ...
Maria M Wong +3 more
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Social anxiety and celebrity worship: the mediating effects of mobile phone dependence and moderating effects of family socioeconomic status [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 The Absorption-addiction model suggests that people worship celebrities to compensate for some personal or social defects, so poor mental state is related to celebrity worship.
Rong Jia +4 more
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Borderline Pathological Celebrity Worship and Impulsive Buying Intent: Mediating and Moderating Roles of Empathy and Gender [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The present study constructed a moderated mediation model to examine whether borderline pathological celebrity worship may be associated with higher levels of impulsive buying intent.
Outong Chen +5 more
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Individual Differences in the Association Between Celebrity Worship and Subjective Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Gender and Age [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The association of celebrity worship with mental health concerns has been extensively studied in the past two decades. However, there is a lack of research on basic demographic characteristics that can potentially alter the link between celebrity ...
Ágnes Zsila +4 more
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Mediating effects of self-concept clarity and self-objectification on the relationship between celebrity worship and the process of considering cosmetic surgery among Chinese undergraduates [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2022 Background Several studies have examined the relationship between celebrity worship and cosmetic surgery; however, few have discussed the mediating role of self-concept.
Jia Cui, Yong Fang
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Celebrity worship and cognitive skills revisited: applying Cattell’s two-factor theory of intelligence in a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2021 Background Almost two decades of research produced mixed findings on the relationship between celebrity worship and cognitive skills. Several studies demonstrated that cognitive performance slightly decreases with higher levels of celebrity worship ...
Lynn E. McCutcheon +2 more
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The Neural Correlates of Narcissism: Is There a Connection with Desire for Fame and Celebrity Worship? [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2023 (1) Objective: Narcissism is characterized by emotional regulation deficits, a lack of empathy for others, and extreme self-focus. Narcissism has also been linked to an increased desire for fame and celebrity worship.
Sydney Ash +2 more
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Remaja Akhir Penggemar K-Pop: Celebrity Worship dan Self Concept [PDF]
Guidena, 2023 The developing era and the existence of globalization change all aspects of life, including culture. Nowadays, foreign cultures are easily affecting other cultures in the world due to globalization.
Indah Amalia Mukmin +2 more
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